Vacation rentals in Salvador

Se você tem interesse em conhecer trajetos não tão turístico no Centro Histórico, saiba que encontrou a experiência perfeita! O meu objetivo principal é proporcionar a visão de um morador local, mas que se sente um turista ao mesmo tempo. Com um toque de história, bom humor e dinamismo caminharemos pelas ruas charmosas da cidade alta e baixa, vivenciando a realidade da cidade. Te proporcionaremos uma experiência mais intimista possível e visitaremos os espaços que te desperte o interesse ao conhecer a história. Todo o passeio é feito a pé e tem duração de 3 horas. ATENÇÃO: Não sou guia de turismo. A proposta da experiência é conhecer a cidade pelo olhar intimista de um MORADOR LOCAL.

A very nice architecture view about the portuguese colonial city. You will learn the history of the formation of the original nucleus of the city of Salvador from the vision of an architect and urban planner. You will get in touch with details of the Portuguese colonial urban design and baroque architecture present in the mansions, churches and public buildings. Our starting point will be the Tomé de Souza Square where is the Lacerda Elevator and some of the main public buildings of the Upper City. There you will know a little of the history of the city's foundation and its geographic and urban disposition in Cidade Alta (High City) and Cidade Baixa (Low City). From there we will depart towards the Pelourinho where more information about the Portuguese colonial urbanism and the baroque architecture will be presented. From Terreiro de Jesus Square, we will leave to explore the Church of São Francisco, one of the main baroque monuments of Brazil, where we will enter for a quick visit. Then we will continue along other streets of Pelourinho always with information about the architectural characteristics of the Baroque city to the Largo do Pelô, where new information regarding the architecture and society of the time will be presented. At this point we will finish our walking. *This is not a tour, as I am not a tour guide. Here, we will see the historic city from the perspective of its architecture and urban colonial design, through the eyes of an architect and local resident. Other things to note Access to the São Francisco Church, which costs BRL$ 5 per person, is not included. You will be able to buy your water during the tour. Light clothing and comfortable shoes are recommended. Beachwear should be avoided to enter the Church of São Francisco.

The tour starts on the shining neighborhood of Rio Vermelho, whose history and architeture are way better delighted in the morning. We quickly pass by the house of fishermen and sit on the park bench with the statues of Jorge and Zélia (his wife) at Sant'Anna Square. A short excerpt from the book Capitães de Areia will be read by the host, while we watch the fishermen come back from the sea and land on Casa de Yemanjá. We will take a walk to Casa do Rio Vermelho, on Rua Alagoinhas, which has an opulent collection of Jorge's belongings. Audio-visual experiences are a must in this place. By car, we go to Piedade Square, where the popular uprisings in Bahia took place. We take the chance to explore the architeture of this important place that is not usually included in most touristic routes. We pass by Castro Alves Square and the old building of Jornal A Tarde, which are important for Jorge's legacy. We walk to Quincas Berro D'água Square, a bohemian place right in the middle of Pelourinho that has been recently refurbished. The square is rarely visited by tourists because the entrance is unpretentious. An excerpt of the correspondent book is read. We walk to the front of Tereza Batista Square heading to the actual square where the book about Tereza will be read. We finish the tour exploring Jorge Amado's (former) house, where we can see more of his life and whose terrace has a panoramic view of Pelourinho neighborhood. Other things to note The tour lasts for 4 hours. Light clothes are recommended. The book excerpts will be read in English (translated).

Uma caminhada , na história, com arte e cultura, conheceremos o Palácio Rio Branco, primeiro Palácio do governador Tomé de Souza, primeira praça do Brazil , primeira prisão, visitaremos o Elevador Lacerda, com vista para a Bahia de todos os Santos, e história do Forte de São Marcelo , Mercado Modelo, Ilha de Itaparica, igreja do Bonfim, convido para entrar no museu do primeiro Hospital do Brazil, Santa Casa da Misericórdia (opcional) , a antiga Catedral, a Catedral Basílica a primeira faculdade de Medicina do Brazil, a praça Terreiro de Jesus, entraremos na Igreja de São Francisco , e desceremos a ladeira do Pelourinho , conhecendo lugares onde normalmente os turistas não conhecem e finalizaremos, na Igreja do Rosário dos pretos, onde filmou Ô paí ô, Dona Flor e seus dois maridos, Orquídea selvagem , a música de Michael Jackson e o pagador de promessas, a fundação casa de Jorge Amado e conhecer a história da Igreja do Rosário dos pretos . Outras observações Usar sapatos confortáveis , água e chapéu.

Experience your first ever scuba dive by submerging into centenarian wrecks in Salvador, Bahia - Brazil. I will be your host in this amazing dive and I'll take you through a masterclass in the ocean, directly jumping off the boat. Due to being an ancient city, Salvador had many battles and concentrates many sinking wrecks. Salvador is a true paradise of diving and has the largest bay in the country, the Bay of All Saints, perfect for diving. It is estimated that more than 150 vessels rest in Bahian waters, which maintain an average temperature of 26 ° C throughout the year. Float around the wrecks inhabited by marine life and fish for approximately 40 minutes. The wrecks are covered with algae and coral which attracts fish, lobsters, rays, crabs and sea turtles. Other things to note The instructor will be diving with you all the time You don't need to know how to swim You can't have alcoholic drinks before the diving Don't fly the same day of the diving ( leave at least 12 hours) The activity starts at the scheduled time. The delay tolerance will be 15 minutes. After that, participation in the activity will not be allowed.